Christmas Events - The Grand Finale

I'm not sure our Christmas has ever extended so long before and after Christmas.  We've been celebrating for a week and a half.  Friday night, we drove to my mom's house.  Miles opened his gifts from my mom when we got there around 8:30pm.  He wasn't able to come with me last weekend when my family actually celebrated Christmas b/c he had the croup.

This is a catapult for his castle.  He has been wanting this for a while.  He calls it a cannibal.

Cheesing for the camera...

Miles' cousin Seth, and his wife, Morgann, are in town from England.  They haven't seen Miles since he was a baby.  It was so good to see them.

Hugging his cousin, Sarah...

Saturday morning when we woke up, Darrin didn't feel good at all.  We decided to go home rather than share our germs.  Sickness has really messed with our plans this year.  Miles had not opened presents from Aunt Emily and Uncle Dave, and his cousins, Caleb, Seth, Morgann & Sarah, so we drove by there house on our way out of town.  They are so sweet to Miles and I wanted him to be able to open what they had bought for him.

He loved his Angry Birds from Caleb...

The teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were a hit of course.  Thank you all for spoiling our child so well.

I drove home while Darrin & Miles slept.  It was a very quick trip, and I hate that we had to cut it short, but it's just been one of those crazy, sick seasons.  Hoping the germs leave our house asap.  I'm tired of them.  Next year, everyone is getting hand sanitizer, Lysol, and vitamin C in their stockings.

Today we celebrated Christmas with Darrin's family.  I thought we were going to have to cancel b/c Darrin felt so bad yesterday, but he pulled it together today.  Miles help Granny make cookies when we got there.  He loved that.  He's a good helper, and cooking is his favorite.

He was so happy to see Olivia & Ava.....and Pearl....

Ava being sassy...

Crazy cousins...

Miles was very happy to get a Jake & the Neverland Pirates toy from Granny & Pa...

I'm not sure it gets much cuter than this.  Olivia got a hat too, but she opened it way after the little ones. 

Aunt Crystal in Miles' new football sleeping bag...

Ava & Miles pretend sleeping.  I asked Ava to move over by Miles so I could take a picture.  She said that she wanted to stay there, and Miles said, "But you're my best friend".  Ava told me to take the picture like that and then she would move....and she did.  Miles and Ava are so much alike it's crazy.

Olivia was just trying to get away from them...

A final Merry Christmas for 2012!  Despite the yucky sickness we've been dealing with, it's been a wonderful Christmas season. We hope yours has been great also.